September 14-20 is Child Passenger Safety Week, which seeks to raise awareness of the dangers young children face when they aren’t properly secured in a vehicle during a car accident. According to the National Highway […]
Read MoreBakersfield’s Traffic Operations Center (TOC) opened in June 2014. Equipped with scores of flat screen televisions providing a mix of live feed, traffic map, and timing information, the TOC aims to both improve air quality […]
Read MoreAccording to a new report by TRIP – a nonprofit transportation research group – 13 percent of the bridges in California’s more rural areas are “structurally deficient.” An additional 13 percent of California’s rural bridges […]
Read MoreGM has announced a new recall for 3.36 million vehicles. As with a number of recalls issued by GM this year, the issue revolves around a faulty ignition switch. In this newest recall, the faulty […]
Read MoreFord Motor Company has issued a recall for nearly 1.4 million 2013-2014 model Escape and C-Max vehicles due to issues with both airbag deployment and door handles. According to the company, a computer glitch may […]
Read MoreNational Safety Stand-Down Week is a joint effort between OSHA, the Center for Construction Research and Training, the American Society of Safety Engineers, the National Safety Council, and other organizations to increase awareness of the […]
Read MoreDid you know that there are no laws requiring used car dealerships to inform customers of a recall? There aren’t even laws requiring potential customers be warned before purchasing a car the dealership knows has […]
Read MoreIn October of 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a health warning regarding a salmonella outbreak linked to three Foster Farms processing plants in California. Now, nearly half a year later, the center […]
Read MoreToyota has reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Justice Department over faulty accelerators on cars they refused to recall. The largest penalty ever imposed on an automobile company, the settlement is a direct result […]
Read MoreThe FDA has issued a new warning to men using testosterone medications, stating that these medications can increase your risk of blood clots, heart attack and stroke. The agency says that men over the age […]
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